climactic, climatic, climacteric
- climactic, climatic, climacteric
Climactic means appearing at a climax ("the climactic scene in a movie"); climatic means having to do with climate and weather ("the climatic conditions of the Brazilian rain forest"); climacteric is a noun signifying a time of important change and is most commonly applied to the menopause.
Dictionary of troublesome word.
Bill Bryson.
2013.
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climactic, climatic, climacteric — Climactic means appearing at a climax ( the climactic scene in a movie ); climatic means having to do with climate and weather ( the climatic conditions of the Brazilian rain forest ); climacteric is a noun signifying a time of important… … Dictionary of troublesome word
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climatic — climactic, climatic, climacteric Climactic means ‘forming a climax’ and is a favourite word of sports reporters and theatre critics • (I pleasurably recall the climactic, closing minutes of the first act Evening Standard, 2006) climatic means… … Modern English usage
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